The search for missing Lumad activist Genasque Enriquez has entered its tenth day, with human rights groups condemning the military’s refusal to acknowledge inquiries regarding his whereabouts. Enriquez, a prominent Lumad leader, was reportedly arrested on March 2, 2025, but his location...
The New People’s Army- North Central Mindanao Region belied the claims of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that the three soldiers killed in an encounter in Malaybalay, Bukidnon were unarmed. In a statement sent to the media, Ka Allan Juanito, spokesperson of...
Noong nangangampanya, sinabi ni Rodrigo Duterte na kung siya ay mauupo bilang pangulo, bibigyan niya ng prayoridad ang mataas na badyet sa edukasyon. Disyembre 14, 2016 nang maipasa sa Senado at Kongreso ang P8.3 Bilyong karagdagang badyet para sa Commission...
Rome, Italy – The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) formally raised its complaints over the government’s violations of previously signed agreements as the third round of peace talks between the NDFP and GRP opened today January 19. “Our panel comes...
Nakabubuhay na pasahod; libreng pagkain, inumin at tirahan sa buong pananatili sa asyenda; at mga benepisyo gaya ng SSS, Philhealth at Pag-ibig—ilan lamang ito sa matatamis na pangakong binitiwan sa migratory sugar workers o mga sakada ng Greenhand Labor Service...
ROME, Italy—The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) signed today the supplemental guidelines to the Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC). The JMC is tasked to monitor the implementation of the...
Paquibato District, Davao City--As the first column of Red fighters came to view in the open field, marching to the rythmn of drum beats and their commander's voice prompts, shouts of "Long Live the Communist Party of the Philippines!" and "Long Live the New People's...
FALSELY CHARGED, languishing in jail, and now treated as playing cards by the government to secure a bilateral ceasefire deal. Political prisoners face what human rights groups call “deplorable and inhumane treatment” from the Philippine government – a clear contrast...
Despite unilateral ceasefires declared by government troops and the armed communist movement, soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) continue to conduct counter-insurgency operations, leaving many communities terrified. Reports from various sources...
FOR DARING THE U.S. and others to withdraw their aid, President Rodrigo Duterte has been called a “psychopath”. For those whose way of thinking has been systematically warped by colonialism and neo-colonialism, it is plain madness. As a poor country, why would we...
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) yesterday criticized the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for “continuing to make aggressive moves in and around the areas of operations of the NPA (New People’s Army),” despite a unilateral ceasefire order by Pres....
THE FIRST ROUND of formal peace talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) ended August 26 in Oslo, Norway and was hailed as “unprecedented” by the negotiators. Jesus Dureza, presidential adviser on the peace...
OSLO, Norway—The ongoing formal peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) is expected to end successfully on Friday, with both parties agreeing on three out of five...